: Fri Apr 10, 2009 11:26 am  

Saint Ermintrude wrote:

If the Goonies "were Fantastic", what, pray rell, were the Saints. We won

And please don't say lucky or that we cheated

Assessment of the performances is relative for both sets of fans, it was a good performance from Wigan given what we have seen thus far.

Saints looked jaded and out of sorts and Wigan rattled you early doors i have not seen the stats but i think if you took them at face value you would assume Wigan won the game, what Wigan did not have was composure and class at the right times Saints did and took there chances well to win the game, in what was a very enjoyable game.

: Fri Apr 10, 2009 12:37 pm  

The Chair Maker wrote:

Wigan flattered to deceive.
The effort and passion were there, but they were playing a team that had just been in a real tough match at Headingley and who were naturally jaded.

Lets see how Wigan get on at Catalans, and the Magic weekend against Saints

Creatively Wigan were ordinary. They dominated possession and territory but couldnt do anything with it.
On the few occasions Saints were able to get into Wigans half we always looked like we were going to score.

What summed it up for me was that whenever Wigan took the lead, Saints had enough in the tank to raise their game a notch, go down the field and score.

Lets face it this was there cup final, they had to put everything into this match. They did, and came out with the wooden spoon.

That's about as accurate as it gets. They played well but they should do at home against the league's glamour club. If you can't raise your game for such a visit you shouldn't even be in the competition. Huddersfield, Hull KR and Castleford wouldn't have spared us if they'd played us yesterday. They need to improve their execution significantly before becoming a contender this year.

: Fri Apr 10, 2009 4:02 pm  

jonnythesaint wrote:

I thought we were shocking, and did our best to help Wigan win the game.

I thought Wigan were all huff and puff and shown very little creativity.

Any team worthy of a top five place would have beaten us with a bit to spare tonight.

Bingo.

Saints were poor for 75 minutes of the game and Wigan did their best and still lost. Everytime we had to score we lifted slightly and strolled in, had we gone all out I suspect it could have been a massacre.

: Fri Apr 10, 2009 4:48 pm  

Stirlingshire Saint wrote:

Saints were poor for 75 minutes of the game and Wigan did their best and still lost. Everytime we had to score we lifted slightly and strolled in, had we gone all out I suspect it could have been a massacre.

Nah. They were defending too well.

: Fri Apr 10, 2009 5:03 pm  

It did seem that saints just did enough, as if we were saving something for monday

: Fri Apr 10, 2009 6:47 pm  

THELAST3YARDS wrote:

I agree although our goal line defence was very good IMO.

Only three days in between game days and Wigan still can't get within 2 scores of us.With fresh players coming back also things don't bode well for them.

Top six if they improve a bit.

Are you some sort of spin doctor?

Your game versus Leeds ended over 96 hours (i.e. 4 days) before the game kicked off last night, did it not?

Surely, 2 tries would equate to 8 points, ergo, 2 scores would be beyond your score, and not "within 2 scores".

Must try harder.

: Fri Apr 10, 2009 6:56 pm  

Abe Frohman wrote:

Are you some sort of spin doctor?

Your game versus Leeds ended over 96 hours (i.e. 4 days) before the game kicked off last night, did it not?

Surely, 2 tries would equate to 8 points, ergo, 2 scores would be beyond your score, and not "within 2 scores".

Must try harder.

He did say within two scores - so he is right. ONE try ONE conversion and ONE drop goal.

: Fri Apr 10, 2009 7:15 pm  

: Sat Apr 11, 2009 9:07 pm  

Played moderately and won - that'll do nicely thank you. We've just had two huge games v Leeds, won both and then to still have enough in the tank to beat Wigan is a tremedous achievement

: Sat Apr 11, 2009 9:47 pm  

jonnythesaint wrote:

I thought Wigan were all huff and puff and shown very little creativity.

A Noble trait i*m afraid.